rag
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -æɡ
Etymology 1
Origin uncertain; perhaps the same word as Etymology 2, below.
Noun
rag (plural rags)
- A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.
- 2003, Peter Ackroyd, The Clerkenwell Tales, page 1:
- the three walls around the garden, each one of thirty-three feet, were built out of three layers of stone — pebble stone, flint and rag stone.
- 2003, Peter Ackroyd, The Clerkenwell Tales, page 1:
Verb
rag (third-person singular simple present rags, present participle ragging, simple past and past participle ragged)
- To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
- To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
Etymology 2
From Old Norse rǫgg (“tuft, shagginess”). Cognate with Swedish ragg.
Noun
rag (plural rags)
- (in the plural) Tattered clothes.
- A piece of old cloth; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred, a tatter.
- A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
- A ragged edge.
- A sail, or any piece of canvas.
- (slang, pejorative) A newspaper, magazine.
- (Can we clean up(+) this sense?) (poker slang) A card that appears to help no one.
- (Can we clean up(+) this sense?) (poker slang) A low card.
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Verb
rag (third-person singular simple present rags, present participle ragging, simple past and past participle ragged)
- (intransitive) To become tattered.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
Etymology 3
Origin uncertain.
Verb
rag (third-person singular simple present rags, present participle ragging, simple past and past participle ragged)
- To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.
- (UK slang) To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.
- To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.
Derived terms
- rag the puck
- rag on
Translations
Noun
rag (plural rags)
- (dated) A prank or practical joke.
Derived terms
Etymology 4
Perhaps from ragged. Compare later ragtime.
Noun
rag (plural rags)
- (obsolete, US) An informal dance party featuring music played by African-American string bands. [19th c.]
- A ragtime song, dance or piece of music. [from 19th c.]
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References
- Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523
Dutch
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA: /rɑx/
Noun
rag n (plural raggen, diminutive ragje)
Synonyms
- spinrag
Derived terms
- ragfijn
Etymology 2
From English rag.
Pronunciation
Noun
rag n (plural rags, diminutive ragje)
- A piece of ragtime music.
Hungarian
Etymology
Back-formation from ragad. Created during the Hungarian language reform taking place in the 18th-19th centuries.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈrɒɡ/
Noun
rag (plural ragok)
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